Patents by Inventor David Mester

David Mester has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for temporarily clamping a tubular graft to a prosthetic cardiac valve
    Publication number: 20060095117
    Abstract: An apparatus for temporarily clamping a tubular graft to a prosthetic cardiac valve includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a clamping line partially disposed within the tube and having a secured end fastened to the tube and a free end extending from the tube. The clamping line forms a loop extending from the proximal end of the tube that is adapted to expand as the free end is advanced into the tube and is contracted as the free end is withdrawn from the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Carl Popelar, Brant Maines, Norma Gonzalez, David Mester